Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh is an Integrative and Holistic Pediatrician in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in Toronto, Canada and completed his undergraduate training there in Kinesiology and Health Sciences, before going on to earn his Master’s Degree in Epidemiology and Community Health at Queen’s University, where he was honored with the Canadian Institute of Health Research Master’s Award. Thank you to Genexa for providing this free platform to connect with a greater audience. I receive no other form of compensation for this blog post. He was the CEO of International Innovation Media and Design Inc. and was the Ontario Student Entrepreneur of the year in 2009.

In 2010, he moved to the United States and attended and earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College where he was elected president of the Jefferson Pediatric Society.

Dr. Gator completed his Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA), where he received the George Donnell Society Research Fellow. He started his career working as an attending Pediatrician at CHLA.

He has also worked in Private practice in Pasadena and Beverly Hills before moving to his current office in Studio City, CA. He is currently on staff at Cedar Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Gator has published research in numerous peer-reviewed journals on topics including childhood injuries, obesity and physical activity. He is also a faculty member of Peds4you.

Additionally, Dr. Gator has studied Holistic and Integrative Medicine. In an effort to provide superior patient care, he incorporates various methodologies into his allopathic medical practice. Dr. Gator is a certified Integrative Medical Practitioner by the American Academy of Integrative Medicine.

Currently, he is studying Functional Medicine, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Homeopathy.